National Spanish Contest award results

Seventy Spanish students from Shaker High School participated in the 2010 National Spanish Exam sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Shaker High School students earned four gold, four silver and two bronze medals along with twenty honor levels.
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SJHS, SHS students shine at Russian Olympiad

Fourteen students taking Russian from Shaker High School and three students from Shaker Junior High School competed against a field of more than 80 hand-picked students from various schools throughout the state, from Staten Island to Rochester, from large and small school districts, wherever the Russian language is taught. » READ MORE

National French Contest award winners

20 eighth grade students volunteered to take the National French Exam on Thursday, March 18th, from 2:30-3:30 after school. This contest is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. These French students competed against 2,400 others in the Hudson Valley Chapter, which spans from Rockland County to Lake George, and nationally against more than 98,000 students. All 20 Shaker Junior High participants ranked in the top 25th percentile regionally (Hudson Valley Chapter).

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Foreign Language Flex Program - Video

To view video on Foreign Language Flex Program, click here.

Foreign Language Month: A look back

Throughout the month of March, Shaker Junior High School and Shaker High School celebrated Foreign Language Month. In an increasingly interdependent world, knowledge of foreign languages and cultures is a vital part of the preparation for a student's role in the world community. The importance of foreign languages has become even more evident with the growing involvement of the United States in international business and the increasingly multinational character of American society itself. The mission of the North Colonie Foreign Language Department is to develop linguistic and intercultural skills that improve students' ability to function in the global and international community throughout the world and to prepare young people for responsible citizenship in this diverse community.

SJHS poster contest: Spread Your Wings, Learn a New Language

Spread Your Wings, Learn a New Language was the theme for the Foreign Language Month Poster Contest taking place at Shaker Junior High. Over 40 students designed very creative posters that you can now see displayed all around school. While it was a very difficult vote to choose just three posters from the entries, the following students have been chosen as winners of the contest:

Third Place: Audrey Jelstrom

Second Place: Jennifer Tarantino, Bethia Nivens

First Place: William Neumeister
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